Penn State Abington's Rodriguez Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

Jose Rodriquez, this year's NEAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year, was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer for his impact on student-athletes and his diverse background. (Photo courtesy of Penn State Abington sports information department)

Nov 06, 2012

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Penn State Abington
head men’s and women’s cross country coach Jose
Rodriguez was recently featured in the
nationally-recognized newspaper, Philadelphia
Inquirer.

The article, which was published last Tuesday on the
newspaper’s website, www.philly.com, details the impact that Rodriquez has
had on the student-athlete body at Abington, as well as the
diversity of Rodriguez’s personality as a human being.
To view the article online, please click here.

Rodriquez was recently selected as the 2012 NEAC Men’s
Cross Country Coach of the Year after guiding the Nittany Lions to
a pair of first-place finishes and five top-five finishes overall
on the season.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference has thirteen NCAA
Division III member institutions which include: Cazenovia College,
College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College,
Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania State University - Abington,
Pennsylvania State University - Berks, Pennsylvania State
University -Harrisburg, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of
Technology, SUNY Morrisville State College, Wells College, and
Wilson College. Associate members are: Hilbert College (M
Lacrosse), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse) and Rutgers
University - Camden (M Golf & M Tennis). The North
Eastern Athletic Conference has partnered with the North Atlantic
Conference in the sports of men's and women's tennis.